Overview
- Richard Shaw, 32, was charged with attempted murder, attempted robbery with a deadly weapon and related counts in the Jan. 19 Prospect Avenue Bronx case involving a stabbed 18-year-old and a 19-year-old assaulted while calling 911.
- Police say Shaw was identified from released images after a shelter manager recognized him, and he was arrested within days; the stabbing victim was treated at St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition.
- Ivan Negron, 39, was taken into custody Thursday when an officer recognized him at Union Square, and he was charged with attempted assault for allegedly pushing a 35-year-old onto the tracks at Sunset Park’s 36th Street station on Jan. 18.
- According to the NYPD, the Sunset Park victim and assailant were strangers and the victim sustained minor injuries treated at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn.
- Investigations continue into other incidents from the same period, including two additional station slashings and an L train assault under review by the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force, as officials note major subway crime fell 4% last year but transit incidents have ticked up this year.